“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .” The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _ . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, plus give an oral report.” Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_ 40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head.  “How about some 41_ ?” I shook my head again . Finally , I thought he realized I was 42 , and I got my first big tip as a 43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 44  in class. I got an A on the entire project. Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _ 45 _ Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__ me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 47 all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _ 48__ gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 . For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __ 50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and 51 choosing my strongest area. 52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __ 53__ Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk. I get 54 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?” “Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could 55 her. 小题1: A．good B．mad C．careless D．curious 小题2: A．university B．family C．professions D．life 小题3: A．interview B．find out C．admire D．learn from 小题4: A．expressed B．ordered C．expected D．meant 小题5: A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly 小题6: A．drink B．newspapers C．preparations D．paper 小题7: A．satisfied B．comfortable C．terrified D．sorry 小题8: A．student B．journalist C．teacher D．writer 小题9: A．research B．books C．imagination D．memory 小题10: A．called B．recognized C．remembered D．visited 小题11: A．answer B．promise C．stop D．persuade 小题12: A．how B．whether C．why D．when 小题13: A．It B．Virginia DeView C．My parents D．My oral report 小题14: A．breaking in B．getting down C．falling off D．going on 小题15: A．making up B．listening to C．covering D．writing 小题16: A．of course B．finally C．doubtfully D．in all 小题17: A．When B．As long as C．Once D．On condition 小题18: A．for B．with C．of D．to 小题19: A．hurt B．excited C．disappointed D．asked 小题20: A．respect B．support C．thank D．favor